T' a J It C0£. EDWARD BIRD. R. H. ANDERSON'S BRIGADE. JOS. H. WHEELER'S CORPS. GEN. JOS. E. JOHNSTON'S ARMY, C j .0 & .. it,,.; - .4 . "a/;' *"% '^-4'V- §£•" , .5 i- *wv ;|fc2 \ -i , ^ . ^ v« :?'|f 1/;\"v ' ^ nfcz- * Paroled at Greensboro, N. C, April 27th BRIG. GEX'L ANDERSON, General Orcler No. 18. HD. QRS. NEAR GREENSBOR 0, N. C 14 April 27th, 1865, By the terms of a Military Convention made on the 26th inst. Maj. Gen 'I W. T Sherman, Ut S. A. and General J. E. Johnston, C. S. A. the officers and men of this Army to bind themselves not to take up arms against the V\ S. until properly relieved from that obligation, and shall guarantee from the U. S. officers against molestation by the V. S. authorities so long as they observe this obligation and the laws enforced where they reside, for these objects duplicate muster-rolls will be made immediately and after the distribution of the necessary papers, the troops will be marched under their oft-, cers to their respective States and there be disbanded, all retaining personal property, the object of this Convention is paciftcated to the extent of the authority of the Com¬ manders who made it. Events in Virginia which broke every hope of success by imposed on the Generals the duty of sparing the blood off his gallant Army and saving our Country from farther depredation and our people from ruin. Official ARCHER AJVDERSOJY, A. A. Gen'l. Signed J. E. JOHNSTON\ General J. A. RAHN, 2d Lieut. Senior. W. T. GIBSON, 2d Lieut. Junior. N. R. MORGAN. D. FERGUSQM. E. K. McGEE. J. W. SNOOKS. BERRY, J. F. BREWER, J. R. DASHER, S. E. EDWARDS, F. S. EDWARDS, P. M EXLEY, J. J. FETZER, G. W. FEUGER, J. A. GRIFFIN, B. B. GNANN, F. GNANN, C. HORNING. F. P. JONES, G. P. METZGER, W. B. MORGAN, D. B. MORGAN, B. L. MOORE, A. P. / MERRIWEATHER, W. H MONTMOLLIN, J. S. MONTMOLLIN, L. H. MINGLEDORFF, J. G. NEWTON, S. T. POWERS, A. K. RAHN, S. S. SHEAROUSE, J. E. SWEAT, J. F. TROWELL, J. P. USHER, J ' -y UL •— ER, N. M. WILSON, J. I WHITE, F. M. WEIGHT, J. C. ZIPPERER, G. R. ZITTROUER, W. J % ¥ C \ v-• w w c r $v, ■ a >mr • n k« mi- * k a e. j- purse. b mabicw, oa